Cameron Holden's Photo Gallery
VRV-8FASchorl NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) , Quartz SiO2
Bethesda, Montgomery County, Maryland, USALargest Crystal Size: 1 mm
Tiny schorl crystals from fleming park.
M5Q-EQ4Baryte BaSO4
Point Vicente, Rancho Palos Verdes, Los Angeles County, California, USALargest Crystal Size: 3 cm
Baryte crystals on sandstone.
The West Guilford and Waltersville Quarry
Guilford & Waltersville Quarries, Baltimore County, Maryland, USAThe east Guilford and Waltersville quarry
Guilford & Waltersville Quarries, Baltimore County, Maryland, USAThe narrow, eastern quarry, now filled with trash.
UD6-CE2Biotite K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Guilford & Waltersville Quarries, Baltimore County, Maryland, USADimensions: 50 mm x 40 mm x 2 mm
A large, delicate biotite mica book from the tall dumps of the east quarry.
HR6-FDDGneiss
Unnamed schist quarry, Potomac, Montgomery County, Maryland, USADimensions: 13 cm x 3 cm x 2 cm
A good specimen of gneiss showing the darker minerals contrasting the lighter ones. Specimen is from the abandoned gneiss quarry north of river road on the west side of cabin john creek.
MAY-U72Pyrite FeS2 , Limonite, Quartz SiO2 , Schorl NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Ayrlawn park, Bethesda, Montgomery County, Maryland, USADimensions: 10 cm x 10 cm x 6 cm
Pyrite surrounded by limonite after pyrite, along with limonite, quartz, and schorl. This is a typical specimen from this locality, except for pyrite which is rare at this site.
JW4-ECFIlmenite Fe2+TiO3 , Quartz SiO2
Cabin John Creek, Montgomery County, Maryland, USADimensions: 25 cm x 30 cm x 15 cm
ilmenite in quartz
CAK-VEXGneiss
Unnamed schist quarry, Potomac, Montgomery County, Maryland, USADimensions: 100 cm x 85 cm x 30 cm
Quartz-mica gneiss from the quarry.